Re: backspace policy (Re: kernel tty patches)

[Ienup Sung <ienup.sung@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi again,

I'm glad to know that we are in synch on this and also share the same idea on
this issue.

With regards,

Ienup


] Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:13:56 +0900
] From: Tomohiro KUBOTA <tkubota@xxxxxxxxxxx>
] Subject: Re: backspace policy (Re: kernel tty patches)
] To: linux-utf8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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] Mail-Reply-To: tkubota@xxxxxxxxxxx
] 
] Hi,
] 
] At Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:42:53 -0800 (PST),
] Ienup Sung <ienup.sung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
] 
] > Also, as I wrote in previous emails to Bruno, I think we are in synch too on
] > the actual use of backspace codes/characters in actual erase operation, i.e.,
] (snip)
] 
] I fully agree with you.
] 
] > When there is a backspace character code that is given to kernel's line
] > discipline module as an input character to indicate that there has been
] > a backspace key press, I think we are in synch in terms of how this,
] > a backspace key press (or, in other words, a backspace code), should trigger
]     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
] (snip)
] 
] I found why we are confused.
] I wanted to mean '\b' or '0x08' by the word 'backspace code'.
] You wanted to mean 'backspace key press' by the same word.
] 
] Thus, we have the same opinion.  We just disagreed with the terminology.
] It is easy to stop using the confusing word ('backspace code') and use
] more concrete words of '\b' and 'backspace key' instead.
] 
] Then it seems that all of us besides Markus agreed...
] 
] 
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